Tuesday January 26, 2010
College of Law Holds Public Forum
The search committee for the position of Dean of the College of Law has selected candidates for on-campus interviews and planned the series of presentations at which the university community and the public are welcome. Today, an open forum will be held with Kim Robak from noon - 1:30 p.m. in Room 111 at the College of Law.
Since 2004, Robak has been a partner in Ruth Mueller Robak LLC, a firm specializing in lobbying and governmental affairs. She served as vice president for external affairs and corporation secretary for the University of Nebraska from 1999 to 2004. She was lieutenant governor of Nebraska from 1993 to 1999, and chief of staff and legal counselor to the governor from 1991-1993. She has taught at the college of law and also the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. From 1979-1982, she was a teacher in Lincoln Public Schools. Robak holds a B.S. from UNL and a J.D. from the UNL College of Law. She is active in a number of state and national legal and philanthropic organizations, serves on the boards of several corporations and also several non-profit entities.
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Journalist Richard Behar Gives Thompson Forum Lecture at UNL
Award-winning investigative reporter Richard Behar will give the next lecture in the 2009-10 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He will speak at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
The theme of this year's forum is "Encountering China." Behar's lecture will examine China's relationship with a number of countries in Africa. He will describe how Europe's rapid colonization of Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was known as the "Scramble for Africa" and will ask if China's involvement in Africa is the 21st century version. From Algeria to Zambia, from aluminum up the resource ladder to zinc, Behar will discuss an economic model that is at once formidably efficient and tragically flawed, and how China's new "scramble for Africa" is interlocked with America's economy. more....
E.N. THOMPSON FORUM
International Affairs Hosts Study Abroad Fair
Students and other interested individuals will get a chance to take a close look at UNL's study-abroad programs today when the Office of International Affairs presents its annual Study Abroad Fair.
The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Nebraska Union and will provide information on UNL programs in more than 50 countries around the world, including opportunities for financial aid and scholarships.
KIMBALL RECITAL HALL, SUN 3:30PM
Chiara String Quartet to Perform Beethoven Quartets
The Chiara String Quartet will perform The Complete String Quartets of Beethoven, Part II at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall. This performance will include the Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3.
Individual concert tickets are $20, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. Tickets are available through the Lied Center box office at 402/472-4747 or 800/432-3231.
Antichrist, Broken Embraces Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Antichrist and Broken Embraces. Broken Embraces will screen through January 28, while Antichrist will show through February 4.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
Desktop Conferencing Vendor Demos Begins Today
Four desktop conferencing vendors will be presenting on the UNL campus beginning today, Jan 26. Come and participate in the vendor selection process to find a common desktop conferencing tool.
The current schedule features Eluminate today from 2 - 3:30pm; Wimba, Jan 28, 1 - 2:30pm; Adobe, Feb 3, 1 - 2:30pm, and Microsoft, Feb 4, 1 - 2:30pm. Participants may also join the sessions electronically. Information Services and Extended Education & Outreach also encourage you to fill out a user survey. For more details, go to desktop conferencing page at Information Services.
H1N1 Page at UNL Monitors Flu
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
